Facebook, MySpace Beneficial To Teens

Helps them learn

6 Comments

By G (WPN reader) - Thu, 08/27/2009 - 12:56

Social networking is

Social networking is important. It is essential for teens to communicate well with others. Facebook, myspace, and tweeter serve this purpose. I have a facebook! and I love it! There are ways to protect yourself against harms. Privacy settings can be changed. I am a teen writer at RadicalParenting.com which is a parenting blog from the kid's perspective there are 60 teen and tween writers run by teen author, Vanessa Van Petten. We just posted a video of "Why do Teens Use Social Networking Sites?" here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6YT6sEDZiE

and would love for you to check it out and tell us what you think or repost if you like it,

Cheers, thanks for checking it out!

G and the Teen Team
http://radicalparenting.com

By coupon code (WPN reader) - Fri, 05/15/2009 - 12:49

Yes. They help teens to learn

Teens can develop important social and technical skills online by facebook and myspace. They can talk and exchange their thoughts very easily.

Thanks for sharing!

By eletronicos (WPN reader) - Mon, 01/05/2009 - 15:26

Social Media - Marketing trends

Social Media is the future (also the present of internet).
It´s important that kids already take part of it. It will be important to their professional and social future, cause that is the trend of marketing!

By Guest (WPN reader) - Sat, 11/22/2008 - 18:32

Facebook, MySpace Beneficial To Teens

Interesting article, I guess it depends on how you use the internet whether that be for social contact, business, research, entertainment etc...but the fact that the majority of users find it to be a wonderful communication tool speaks for itself. I do think facebook becomes an extension of your own personality, and if it helps people to communicate and become more open - hence its good to talk, then surely that can't be a bad thing.

Some people do find it difficult to communicate no matter what age they are, and if by responsible social networking on sites such as facebook help them - why is that such a bad thing?

If Sigmund was alive today he would have a field day studing the psychology of facebook, myspace, bebo and the like. I think an open platform such as sites offer a quicker "society confirmation", ie gossip but also at the same time they will cause havoc, its just a new way of communication which is not far of becoming immediate in all formats......its good to talk?

- Susan

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By Guest (WPN reader) - Fri, 11/21/2008 - 14:47

sad... using these forms of

sad... using these forms of social media does not teach any social skills at all. Nor does it teach technical skills needed for this industry. I am in my twenties and have success in this industry and dont have an account with any of them. It is about as anti-social as it gets, and doesnt take skill. The servers keep track of all your friends for you; you dont even actually have to remember their names. And how many times have you tried to spend time with someone that has an obsession with these online social sites. They cant hold a conversation. Either because they arent used to talking to people, or because they are so distracted by what a 'friend' might be saying online. There are essential skills for life that are being missed out on, not to mention the fact that it requires no physical movement and is not good for your body. Common sense cannot be learned at a computer, sometimes you actually need to go out and experience life. Computers are useful, and entertaining. But just like anything else, should be used in moderation.

By Guest (WPN reader) - Thu, 11/20/2008 - 13:20

partially true

although teens learn easily to use the pc and a lot of technical stuff, very often they tend to spend to much time at it and their health can be put at risk uniunea europeana